In Pictures: Get to Know the Route of the 2015 Cross Egypt Challenge Motorcycle Rally

In pictures: Get to know the route of the 2015 Cross Egypt Challenge motorcycle rally. Alexandria on October 23 is the starting point... and the aim is to boost tourism

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International races are organized in Egypt with the aim of boosting tourism, most notably the Cross Egypt Challenge motorcycle rally, whose fifth season kicks off on October 23 from the city of Alexandria. Lasting nine days, it will cover a distance of 2,200 km around Egypt, taking in tourist and archaeological areas and crossing stunning and unique desert regions, until it ends on October 31 at the foot of the Giza Pyramids.

Twelve countries from around the world are taking part in the rally, alongside the famous Portuguese rider "João Rebelo Martins" this year.

A press conference will be held on October 13 to announce the launch of the rally and its schedule, in the presence of Minister of Tourism Hisham Zaazou and Egyptian traveler Omar Mansour, who was honored on World Tourism Day, celebrated on October 4, for his role in promoting Egyptian tourist areas locally and globally. Such events have a positive global resonance in boosting sports, safari and desert tourism, and send a reassuring message to attract tourists from around the world, especially after the incident involving Mexican tourists in the Oases last September.

Rally Route and Schedule